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PerkyOchrePeer · 30/07/2025 20:08

I've always been 5 foot 6. Today I was measured at a medical centre and they told me I was 5 foot 4. The last time I was measured was 5 years ago and I was still 5 foot 6. I am going to double check my height

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PerkyOchrePeer · 31/07/2025 08:10

lljkk · 31/07/2025 07:09

I'm late 50s & definitlely shrunk too (!!). Although more like 0.25-0.5 inches.
I would suspect measurement in doctor's office was too quick or you were slouching maybe.

Yes I was slouching because I Ve got a bad back. If they were doing their job properly they would have seen I was slouching and told british stand more upright. I reched it again at home this morning.Standing bolt uprght using a tape measure And it said I was 5 foot 5 and a 1/2 So I'm going to phone my GP surgery and have that recorded and double checked at the doctor's office. I'm not going to take what happened yesterday. As the reading

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lljkk · 31/07/2025 07:09

I'm late 50s & definitlely shrunk too (!!). Although more like 0.25-0.5 inches.
I would suspect measurement in doctor's office was too quick or you were slouching maybe.

BogRollBOGOF · 31/07/2025 06:43

How old are you?
How much weight bearing exercise do you do?

I'm not shrinking... it's just the teenagers having growth spurts... Grin

WhereAreWeNow · 31/07/2025 06:39

Same thing happened to me recently. I've always been 5"8. Nurse measured me as 5"7. I'm 50 and a bit worried because of family history that I might have osteoporosis. I'm going to ask GP about a bone density scan at some point.

Francestein · 31/07/2025 06:36

Two inches of height is potentially significant and worth discussing bone density with GP.

Tallerandtall · 31/07/2025 06:35

@PerkyOchrePeer

i wish I was 5ft 4. It's not easy being over 6ft!
thank goodness for long tall sally.

LittlleMy · 31/07/2025 06:00

Francestein · 31/07/2025 03:54

Normal over time. The squish discs between your vertebrae gradually degenerate and lose their youthful plumpness. Also bony degeneration like osteoporosis or osteopoenia may have kicked in. I would go to GP and ask for a bone density scan.

No I wouldn’t recommend advising people to get a bone density scan just for that! Resources are massively overstretched already for those in actual medical need. My GP referred me a few months ago because my metatarsal snapped out of the blue one day but I was rejected as it wasn’t a significant enough break in their eyes to warrant investigation so they’ll hardly accept someone concerned about their perceived diminishing height.

FullOfMomsense · 31/07/2025 05:31

PerkyOchrePeer · 31/07/2025 03:33

Why water?

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If you're dehydrated your muscles and gels in the body (discs) can shrink slightly, making you shorter

solando · 31/07/2025 04:52

I'm 67 and still 5'10", I wouldn't mind shrinking a bit, unfortunately it is only your back that seems to shrink, my arms would still stay very long so I would probably have even more problem buying long sleeved clothes.

Ponoka7 · 31/07/2025 04:38

Most women shrink slightly, but it can be as little as up to an inch. So your 5' 11" woman might not have shrunk within a noticeable amount. You have a condition which causes shrinking. It sounds as though your GP is doing what's recommended.

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PerkyOchrePeer · 31/07/2025 04:37

I've always been envious of females taller than me. I've always wanted to be about 5 ft 8, and the good thing is as a woman I cab wear heels. I am sure I'm not 5 ft 4 because I know a woman who says she's 5 foot 6 and we are the same height

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PerkyOchrePeer · 31/07/2025 04:29

Francestein · 31/07/2025 03:54

Normal over time. The squish discs between your vertebrae gradually degenerate and lose their youthful plumpness. Also bony degeneration like osteoporosis or osteopoenia may have kicked in. I would go to GP and ask for a bone density scan.

I had a bone density scan earlier as I've got osterperosis. I actually know a woman age 74 who is 5 foot 11 who claims she gas not shrunk. I do not believe you can reach that age and not shrink. If she's 5 foot 11 at 74 she must have been 6 foot as a young woman. I actually work with a woman who is 6 foot 2

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Francestein · 31/07/2025 03:55

*Squishy

Francestein · 31/07/2025 03:54

Normal over time. The squish discs between your vertebrae gradually degenerate and lose their youthful plumpness. Also bony degeneration like osteoporosis or osteopoenia may have kicked in. I would go to GP and ask for a bone density scan.

autienotnaughty · 31/07/2025 03:49

You could have been stooping
They could be wrong
You could have shrunk
you could have been wrong in the first place.

it’s probably a mixture of the first three.

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PerkyOchrePeer · 31/07/2025 03:33

FullOfMomsense · 30/07/2025 20:39

Drink lots of water and get someone to measure you in the morning

Why water?

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FullOfMomsense · 30/07/2025 20:39

Drink lots of water and get someone to measure you in the morning

herbalteabag · 30/07/2025 20:15

How old are you? Have you shrunk?

Idontjetwashthefucker · 30/07/2025 20:11

TheShed7 · 30/07/2025 20:10

Thanks for letting us know. I'll update the graph

Grin
BlueBelle7979 · 30/07/2025 20:10

Much appreciated.

TheShed7 · 30/07/2025 20:10

Thanks for letting us know. I'll update the graph

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